Advances and Applications of Sonography

Medical sonography is a medical imaging technique employed across a number of medical disciplines. The use of this technique is rapidly growing due to its easy accessibility and relatively low cost. A number of high quality ultrasound imaging systems are available these days which are easily transportable, making it a diagnostic tool susceptible for bedside and office scanning. This book presents applications of sonography which can be practiced across many medical disciplines like urology, neurology, radiology, etc. Medical sonography plays a vital role in fields like rheumatology, thoracic medicine, obstetrics and fetal medicine. It provides information about traditional applications in medical sonography like testicular, biliary and breast sonography as well as sonography in early pregnancy. It also comprises of detailed accounts on interesting and advanced applications of sonography.